Trojan (video game)

Infobox VG| title = Trojan


developer = Capcom
publisher = Romstar
released = ^JPN December 24, 1986
^NA ?????, 1986
genre = Hack and slash
modes = 2 players
ratings =
platforms = Arcade, NES, IBM PC, PlayStation 2, Xboxnihongo|"Trojan"|闘いの挽歌|Tatakai no Banka|"Requiem for Battle" in Japan, is a 2D, side scrolling video game similar to "Tiger Road", or" Kung-Fu Master". It was developed by Capcom and released in the United States in 1986 by Romstar. The game is included in the vgy|2005 compilation "Capcom Classics Collection" for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Story

The story describes a post-apocalyptic world in the near future, devastated by Demonic-influence of evil sects and by Wars. The spirits of warlords from past ages have been brought back to life, destroying civilization with disease and insanity. The bodies of the strongest survivors, the "chosen", are possessed by these violent spirits to rule the small, peaceful tribes with an iron fist. (Similar plot to Mad Max, Fist of the North Star, or Cyborg).

The supreme leader of this new order is known as Achilles.

You play as a young warrior resistant to the evil spirits, trained in martial arts, who has taken the battle-name Trojan.

Your mission is to infiltrate the lands of the evil army, fighting against pirates and gladiators and exorcising these human-demons from the earth in a gothic/industrial wasteworld.

Characters

Gameplay

There are a few different versions of this game, the most famous being an arcade version and an 8-bit version for the Nintendo Entertainment System which also included a two player versus mode.

The arcade version supported two players, but only by way of alternating gameplay.

Controversy

Trojan generated a modest amount of controversy after it was revealed that a major prophylactic manufacturer had paid Capcom to name the game after a condom brand.Fact|date=August 2008 A similar corporate tie-in can be seen with Capcom's Yo! Noid, in which Kamen no Ninja Hanamaru (Masked Ninja Hanamaru) was altered for Western audiences to incorporate a Domino's Pizza mascot.

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